Jena Meinecke

Jena is a laboratory astrophysicist studying the origins of magnetic fields. Using high-energy lasers such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser, she recreates astrophysical objects in the laboratory such as supernovas-- centimeters rather than parsecs in diameter. This allows her to study phenomena which develops over hundreds, thousands, even millions of years within a few microseconds. In particular, Jena focuses on the generation and amplification of magnetic fields by both the Biermann battery mechanism and developed turbulence, respectively.